The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-04-09
Maryland Affairs.

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L. jackson, died in Salisbury on Tuesday,
aged rs years.
Henry Wesley, a farmer, died Saturday al
the residence of his son, near Belair, in the
18th year of his age.
Governor Lloyd has selected Hagerstown
as the location for the encampment of the
Maryland militia in July.
Owing to a change in the manper of collect
ing taxes in Cecil county, 3i5 suits have been
placed in the hands of the sheriff to execute.
Last week the number of deaths in Balti-
more was 127, or II less than for the cores
ponding week of last year. There were 22t
births.
Abraham L. Bowser committed suicide in
the store of R. NJ. Hays & Bro, Hagerstown,
on Tuesday night. about II o'clock. He was
caught robbing the store.
Josiah Shepherd, wellkn farmer OF
the tenth district of Baltimore county, died
at his residence, .'My Ladys Manor" on
Sunday morning, aged "a years.
The storehouse occupied by D. V. Hutchins,
at Marydel, Caroline county, together with its
contents, stock of merchandise, was destroy
ed by FIRE on Wednesday; loss about $500.
Mrs. Maria Bosley, uged rs years, died at
her residence, Monkton, Baltimore county,
on Tuesday. The cause of death was old age.
She was the widow of the late Benz. Bosley.
The residence of DIR. Evan w. Warfeld,
near Cooksville, Howard county, narrowly
escaped destruction by fire on Tuesday night.
DR.. Warfeld was considerably scorched by
the flames.
DIR. George Wells was unanimously elected
county treasurer and tax collector on Tuesday
by the commissioners of Anne Arundel county,
in place of Hon. NJ. Bannion. His bond is
for $4,000.
Mrs. Sarah S. Sullivan, widow of the late
James Sullivan, died at the residence OF her
grandson, Clarence S. Pentz, in Baltimore,
on Tuesday, in the 90th year of her age. Mr..
Sullivan died February q.
The steamer Saragossa, from Baltimore for
Port Antonio, foundered at sea on March 2lst,
$50 miles north of Waiting Island. Her crew
were saved and landed at Bermuda, after be-
ing tossed about on the ocean for several days.
John Carkart, one of the most prominent
citizens of Zion, Cecil county, died on April
4, after an illness of some weeks. he was
born near Clinton, Hunterton county, N. j.,
March 6, 1904 He had been living in Zion
since 1849.
Large quantities of peas are being planted
by farmers in the fifth district of Anne Arun-
del county, which furnishes the Baltimore
markets largely with trucking products.
Some of the truckers have planted as much as
$50 bushels.
At meeting of the Frederick county Agri-
cultural Society on Saturday last, the follow
ing were chosen as managers for the present
year: d. Columbus Kemp, John c. Motter,
Caleb Lewis. John Rocky, DR.. j. W. Downey,
Sol. d. Devilbiss, DR.. D. Stone, Capt. James
McSherry, Charles N. Hargate, Frederick D..
Nelson and D. j. Shook.
Mrs. Ann Carroll, aged seventy four years,
widow OF the late David Carroll, died Mon
day at her late residence, in Baltimore. The
cause of her death was partial paralysis
She had three sons and two daughters, as
follows: Rev. David H. Carroll, of the NJ.
E. Book Depository, DR.. w. X. Carroll, the
late Albert Carroll, Mrs. NJ. Sbipley and Mrs.
D. C. Timanus.
PIeuro- pneumonia is said TO be prevailing
amongst the cattle in the fourth district of
Howard county. Two valuable cows belong
ing to Arthur p. Forsythe, near Cooksyile,
were killed on Friday of last week, by order
of the State veterinary surgeon. Mr.. For
sythe has herd of about forty, and several
more are pronounced sick from the disease.
His farm adjoins that of Mr.. Nmrod B. Dor
sey, who lost his entire herd from the disease
last fall.
The dwelling house on the farm belonging
to the widow of Thomas Holland, late of
Dorchester county, and situated on Goose
creek, near East Newmarket, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on Monday afternoon, together
with its contents of valuable furniture and
household effects. A strong wind carried
sparks four hundred yards across the creek to
the barn and other outbuildings on the farm
belonging to Mrs VIM. Holland, and these
were also consumed, with their contents.
The total loss is placed at $1,000, with no in
surance in either case.
Mrs. S. Doeller. 900 North Shutter street,
Baltimore, gave birth to . female child on
Saturday night which had its upper lip and
nose on its forehead, over the right eye. Drs.
A. L. Gage and George +. Taylor performed
a surgical operation and brought the nose and
lin into proper position. The child had no
roof to its mouth and silver plate was sup
piled. After the operation had been COM
pleted the infant looked like another baby.
The mother cried bitterly when the infant was
taken out of the room to be operated upon,
but when it was brought back she was greatly
pleased to see the change. The mother and
child are both doing well under the circum-
stances.
The German Society of Maryland held its
quarterly meeting on Monday night in the
rooms of the Germans Club, Louis Hennig
hansen presiding. The agents report showed
during the first three months of tho year the
arrival of 6 400 immigrants in II steamers as
against 1,69l for the same time last year in 8
steamers. The immigrants were divided as
follows German Empire, 4, 102; Austria and
Hungary, 1854; Great Britain and Ireland, ca;
Russia, S39; Norway, SSs; Sweden, Al; Den
mark, 139; Switzerland, IS; United States.
l24. Work was procured for l20 persons and
assistance amounting to Sl,250.45. A sur
prise was created by remittance of S73 from
Hon olulu, Sandwich Islands, for reimbursing
a relati We who had assisted the sender.
Charles n. Owens, ISAIAH Waters, John
Brandau, Judges, and John B. Sanner and
VIM. j. Byrne, clerks Of election at the
seventh precinct of the first ward, were found
guilty in the Criminal Court, Baltimore, ON
Tuesday of conspiracy to defraud at the NUM-
cipal election held Oct. 81, 1886. The jury
recommended the prisoners to the mercy OF
the court An appeal was taken on behalf Of
the defendants. and the case will go the Court
Of Appeals on an exception to ruling OF the
court admitting the chalengers' book as evil
dence. The penalty is fine or imprisonment
Ut DOtn3 III the NlSCi6AfVu VI titc luS
dictmsnt being for conspiracy under the com
mon law, and not under the statute of 1882.
The highest penalty is two years in Jail and
$500 fine. The other election casea will be
taken up and tried soon.
Darby & Co. have begun erecting large
warehouse southeast corner Of Baltimore and
Howard streets, Baltimore, on the site of the
bpilding which was recently destroyed by fire.
The 4eY building will be ten stories, includ-
ing the basemest. The height will be $50
feet from basement to top, and the dimen-
sjons will be thirty-one feet on BALTIMORE
street by seventy four on Howard street. 1t
will be built Of sand brick, with Potomac
sandstone trimmings, and each floor will be
constructed with a view to bearing the weight
of thousand barrels of sugar. A feature of
construction will be an iron spiral stairway
inclosed within solid brick walls, with metallic
doorways on each floor. The object of this
is to provide a safety exit for the employees in
case of fire. 1t is said that the stairway will
be thoroughly fre-proof, and that it will af-
ford safe exit under almost any eircum-
stances. The first floor win have a gallery
fitted up for selling and storing purposes, and
the counting room will be on the same floor
and elevated. The second floor will also have
q gallery, as it is intended to utilize every inch
Of space. All the ceilings will be high. Two
steam elevators viii be plae ed in the building,